After reading this novella, it is easy to see why Kubrick was drawn to the material. It is cinematic in every way. Except for the age of Alex, the main character, and the ending which Kubrick likely did not know about if he only read the American version.

This work was written 50 years ago, and takes place in the future — a future that supposedly has already taken place, but perhaps has not yet come to be. And Burgess' ability to see into the future of politics, religion and correctional institutions and envision a modern day Willie Horton story with a twist makes this piece worth a listen despite the age of the material.

Malenky malchick Alex has his own language and after a few minutes you are immersed in it. I love that this book contains the missing 21st chapter as well as Burgess' introduction, "A Clockwork Orange Resucked". Having the author explain some of the intentions behind the story makes it even more ... i dunno... just MORE. This is not your typical anti hero protagonist story. The characters violently shape this story into it's own unique box. I watched the movie version right after finishing the read and was amazed at how true to the book it stayed. Very entertaining read and also it is a bit on the funny side once you get your Nadsat vocabulary in place. Careful the slovo's are addicting.

This is a classic science fiction/commentary on civilization type story in the style of the book "1984".
This is truly a classic book and should be read. It is not particularly long and worth the read. An excellent book for high school or college reading courses.

What a great audiobook. I found this reading to be very well read and the characters really came to life. It is difficult with a book like this to separate authors intent from the more recognizable film depictions. Kubrick did a great job, but the last chapter in the book was far to important to have been discarded. It is violent and horrific; but, that is only one element to the story.

Oh my brothas... If you liked the movie, then you will LOVE this audiobook. Tom Hollander's narration is incredible. It felt like Hollander actually WAS Alex reading the story the whole time. Real horrorshow it was.

I enjoyed the introductory narration from the author about his book, I find the history of books and the context in which they were written to be important. A Clockwork Orange has a fascinating history and the fact that American publications excluded the last chapter says a lot about that time period and the people. Along with that I found the last chapter of the book to hold profound significance for Alex (the narrator), it really isn't the same book without those pages.

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When I first started listening I wasn't sure I would be able to get through it because the Nadsat slang used along with British accent made it incredibly confusing but I found that by the end I understood all of the terminology used. I would recommend sticking it out and continuing along with the book even if it is hard to understand at first.